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Attack on Abu Bakr Mosque of Baku

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The Attack on Abu Bakr Mosque of Baku took place on August 17, 2008, when a grenade was thrown through a window of the Abu Bakr (Abu-Bekir) mosque in central Baku, Azerbaijan, during the evening prayer. Three people were killed and eleven more were injured. The Azerbaijani security forces accused the Russia-based Islamist Jihadist group, the Derbent Jamaat for the attack and launched the Operation Eagle.

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Attack on Abu Bakr Mosque of Baku
Ulvi Buniyadzade, Baku City

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Ulvi Buniyadzade
1020 Baku City (Narimanov Raion)
Baku, Azerbaijan
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